History
The Guild for Exceptional Children was founded about 50 years ago at a time when many public schools did not provide classes for some children with a disability. The founding president of the Guild for Exceptional Children was Olga DeFelippo (died November 3, 2005). In 2001, the City of New York renamed part of 68th Street in Brooklyn, between Ridge Boulevard and 3rd Avenue, as "Guild For Exceptional Children Way."
Like many other agencies that serve the developmentally disabled, the Guild is currently fighting budget cuts from the state and trying to adapt to serve a population that is, for the first time in history, consistently living past middle age. Old age has brought a range of additional challenges to the agency, from compounded psychiatric issues to decreasing mobility amongst residents and day program attendees.
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